Table 2. Animal-level summary table of lesions detected and Mycobacterial species recovered by culture from slaughtered cattle in Cameroon.
| Abattoir (Region) | No.animalsinspected | No. lesioned/non-lesionedanimals cultured | % Lesioned (95% CI)* | Culture andZN positive | No. lesioned/non-lesionedanimals withM. bovis | Min. % animalswithM. bovis* | M. tuberculosis | M. bovis/NTM | NTM | Gram-positivebacilli |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamenda (Northwest) | 1129 | 45/91 | 3.99 (2.92–5.30) | 53 | 31/0 | 2.75 (1.87–3.87) | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Ngaoundere (Adamawa) | 935 | 106a/88 | 11.33 (9.37–13.5) | 85 | 69/3 | 7.70 (6.07–9.60) | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
| Garoua (North) | 160 | 38/0 | 23.75 (17.39–31.11) | 35 | 34/NA | 21.3 (15.19–28.41) | 2 | 3 | ||
| Maroua (Extreme North) | 122 | 18/0 | 14.75 (8.98–22.30) | 16 | 16/NA | 13.1 (7.69–20.42) | 1 | 1 | ||
| All abattoirs+ | 2346 | 207a/179 | 189 | 150/3 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 3 |
*Exact binomial confidence intervals.
+Overall prevalence estimates not given as weightings needed to adjust for sampling are unknown.
aN.B. 6 animals with lesions in Ngaoundere abattoir were not cultured.